Main wrote:
I start 'freaking out', muttering in between occasional swears and pacing about in a frenzied manner. Less frequently, or I just start yelling half-formed rebuttals in what sort of sounds like a strangled, protesting cry. If I'm extremely stressed out, I can even start gradually pulling out my own hair. Fidgeting and messing around with my hands is also quite common... I've never been able to bring myself to belt out a strong, wholehearted response to pressure, rushing, or harassment.
EDIT: I also have a tendency to pick apart the flesh surrounding my fingernails. Probably not too healthy...
Oh gosh, that is almost
exactly what I experience and do! As for picking my skin, I have bled a few times...
I also start making strange whining noises when I'm worried.
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I am a partially verbal classic autistic. I am a pharmacology student with full time support.